FURTHER ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
TO
Mr. R M. Johnstone for reading the whole manuscript and
proofs; Lieut-Commander Geoffrey Rawson, R.LM. (retired),
for his personal appreciation of Lieut. Bowers and for help
with Chapters I, II and VI; Lady Shackleton for lending Sir
Ernest's original diaries and letters, for permission to quote his
books and for reading Chapters II, III, XI and XIV; Lieut-
Colonel Sir Philip Brocklehurst, Bart., for checking Chapters IE
and III, with other kindly help; Captain J. K. Davis, Director
of Australian Navigation, for reading Chapters II and X, also
for sending data, notes and memoranda; Mr. C. S. Evans, Manag-
ing Director of Messrs. W. Heinemann, Ltd., for his gift of the
Nimrod Scientific Reports; Dr. Charcot for presenting all his
published works with permission to quote them, for sending
photographs (most of which, unfortunately, we cannot reproduce),
and for reading and endorsing Chapter TV; Captain Gjertsen for
the trouble he has taken over Chapters V and XVIII; Commander
Hj. Riiser-Larsen for being good enough to correct part of Chapter
XVIII; Mr. Bjarne Aagaard for all his help in several chapters,
as well as for permission to quote his monumental work; Rear-
Admiral E. R. G. R. Evans, C.B., D.S.O., for his kindness in
reading and correcting Chapters VI and VII, also for permission
to quote his" South with Scott" ; Captain Victor Campbell, R.N.,
for reading Chapter VII; Dr. G. Murray Levick for the same and
for contributing important memoranda and notes; Dr. W. Filchner
for correcting Chapter VIII; Commander F. A. Worsley and Mr;
R, W. James for lending their original Diaries of the Endurance
Expedition with permission to quote them and for their ex-
tremely valuable help in criticizing Chapter XI, as well as for
sending memoranda; Rear-Admiral R. E. Byrd, U.S.N. (retired),
who with the greatest willingness and courtesy has corresponded
freely with the author, contributed valuable memoranda and given
permission to quote his book, " Little America "; Captain H. K.
Sdvesen, M.A,, for his letter, given in Chapter XV; Sir Hubert
Wilkins for his kindness and consideration in checking Chapter